#facts about hanuman chalisa

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Raghuvan, Teri raah nihaare

s/n @vijayasena the only reason why I'm still posting

Chapter 8

The moon was beautiful. It shined through the branches of banyan tree of the area, slit by the leaves and its shine falling around, shadow of the leaves casting dark night on the road. The cats hid in the crevices of the streets, or roamed freely like they reigned the city. They looked over their shoulder suddenly, eerie of the clang noise.

Adikavya was sure not to make any noise, but it was hard to drag a man in his full youth and on top of that, unconscious. The door of faraway, cast out storage room was weak and shut with a sound she was irritated of. Although, the storage room had enough space to hold both Adikavya and Ram. She sat him down on a solid iron box, supported against the wall with a falling plaster. The smaller stool made out of jute strings and straws was not far away from her access. Adikavya grabbed it, sat down and heaved a sigh. "Why did I do this" she muttered to herself, grabbing her head in her hands. It was not more than 1 am, and her whole family was hopefully in a deep slumber. If someone caught her with this man, she would be in an unavoidable trouble.

The only escape from this mess would be going to Ram's house and calling Babai. Why shall she be worried about a man who is not related to her? The cool night resulted in goosebumps on her skin, as she looked at Ram. Open shirt, sweat on forehead, hems of his trousers were lathered with dust and splashes of mud. His beard looked overgrown and his hair stuck to his forehead. Ram looked like a mess. Adikavya shook her head and got up.

The 15 min walk to Ram's house turned in a 8 min speed walk. The shawl covered her face, head, shoulder and arms, even her mother wouldn't be able to recognise her. Adikavya cursed herself as she walked there, multiple thoughts jumping in her mind. What if she can't get help there? What if someone from her family sees? As the questions arose, so did the speed of her steps. As she turned around on the curve, Ram's house street was visible. She looked up, trying to find any conscious being in the house.

What she didn't expect was a woman standing there. A quick, silent chant of Hanuman chalisa stabilised itself in her mind. Adikavya stood there frozen. The woman might have sensed the presence, turning around. Her face looked familiar but not recognisable. The woman smiled, "kaisi ho, adi?" How are you adi?

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Jangu came soon, rubbing his eyes. "Itni raat mein kyu bulaya?" Why did you call me so late at night? Adikavya sighed, telling him that Ram is in her store room, and he should quickly go and get Ram. Jangu stared at Adikavya and nodded, running away on the street.

"You should marry him" Sita whispered. "Don't tell me what to do" Adikavya retorted back. "Jangu has gone to fetch Ram, then why are you here? Ram would have been brought home in the morning anyways when everyone would see him, then why did you bother?" Sita came closer to Adikavya. "Kindness" Adikavya whispered to herself. Sita turned Adikavya around. "it's not kindness. Even if you don't like him, you know marrying him will be your only option to escape from your home" Adikavya looked alarmed. Sita continued, "you've wanted to escape your home forever. This is your only chance. Do you really think your family will let you study if you don't let them get you married? They will only send you in a place worse than this then." Before sita could continue, Adikavya looked up.

"What should I do about the fact that he slept with you? And that he was caught being a stud? Wouldn't that harm my family's reputation? And the fact that once he gains consciousness, the first person he will run to is you? And that Mahal of yours?" Adikavya asked.

Sita quiet down. "Why are you here, Sita?" Adikavya's question poked sita. "Ram, I have asked Ram to never step in sita Mahal again. I was here to talk to Babai, to let you and Ram get married. And tell me, which man hasn't slept with me? It doesn't matter, Adi, because no one will point fingers too long at him. He's a man, educated one. Do you really think anyone would be fazed for long?" Adikavya looked away. She was running out of reasons now.

"You getting education will be considered more of a heinous act than him sleeping with a whore" Sita said that as a matter of fact.

Adikavya huffed. Sita was right. Her family is not so open to let her complete her masters. It's a surprise they still are letting her study. "Akhtar came yesterday" Adikavya's immediate reaction startled Sita too. "What?" She was in absolute disbelief. Akhtar in a brothel? How is that possible? "No, just to meet me. But I asked him to leave. Tell him to never come again. You should be more cautious about your surroundings, Adi"

They spotted Jangu, dragging Ram. Sita pulled her shawl closer to her body. "I don't need a life lesson from someone who sells her body" Adikavya muttered. "At least I earn for myself" Sita replied and left before she could even see Ram clearly.

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jay is the husband who would bring you a flower a day, searching what each flower mean 🥺 fuck it, i cant have him but you can.

thanks, you can definitely give me more tips for counselling hehe. i don't know if she will take bipc but she says i will cause one day she tell, ill take arts amd commerce other day ill take mec and other day, polytechnic haha like she chamges it everyday so i really cant tell.

but she is studying in 10th so, a few more months and she will decide what is good for her. the fact that there will be no boards for the coming 10th students 😔 why were we born in the 2000's era caelin? why?

i dont think you will faint in faint of the cadaver, i have seen dissection videos on youtube before i join pcm so, i know the courage it takes to stand near it and do it + when you sleep alone at night, what if it haunts you 😭 nooo, i am done for sure.

since i am an ENGINEERing student, can't talk about it but i will always talk medicine with you. please share me what you learn sometimes caelin, ok? hope your medicine years will go smoothly <3

i got into kpop early 2020, day before bts on comeback 😁 i never knew what were comebacks or debut or contents etc etc. until i started stanning bts. and then enhypen since the day their profiles were released 🤧 i saw my bois grow, you cant ask me how i suffered. eggies will definitely cry if you ask them about iland.

what groups did you stan during your early kpop days??? and what kdramas or anime were your firsts?? i am 17 so it's okay if i interact with you right?? i saw your carrd too, but asking again 😌

anyway, goodnight caelin, hope you meet jay in your dreams. tell me if you guys got married or not :0 and when you see this, it will be morning so happy morning <33 and happy bakhrid.

— lover clun anon ^3^

im tweaking please stop . literally wanted to write a jay fic as we speak, but i have no motivation to write these days TT

OMG tenth graders are like that !!! my brother is also in tenth and one day he wants to go in soft engineering and the other, astrophysics or lawyer, it's a mess. he hates bio though, so med is definitely not an option for him :"> AND NO BOARDS FOR TENTH ANYMORE ? god hates me. out batch felt so experimental tbf :/

i love watching dissection / surgery videos, but what if i can't stand the smell ㅠㅠ gna sleep at night after reciting hanuman chalisa bruv o_o also my cousin is a dentist and she told be about a dream she had where he was running away from a huge jaw ?? chasing after her ?? it was a couple days before her finals lmfao

and i would love to hear you talk about engineering too :D not that i know a lot, but maybe this is my chance to expand my knowledge >< i will surely tell you what i learn ( was revising thorax anatomy yesterday btw ) hope engineering treats you well mwah

ohh omg i used to stan bts ! like around blood, sweat and tears era ?? it lasted till they they dropped idol i think ? and then it felt like their music changed drastically so i stopped listening to them, but i do have a few new songs that i like, mostly solo works that too of jk only TT i have a v bad habit of not listening to new songs for some reason

actually, two of my friends gushed about iland, but i was never into survival shows so i just listened to them and hyped them up but never focused on it. then i saw that sunghoon was debuting as an idol— i knew him since he was a figure skater, but that still didn't convince me to check them out lmfao TT but i came across fever one day and i'm telling you, i listened to it for weeks straight before even bothering to check the group out hehe ( _ _; ) even though i haven't watched iland, i've seen clips and that gave me an idea of how the show was

my first kpop group was exo ! i stanned bts shortly after, and then was introduced to nct, then svt, now enhypen. although i have been a casual listener to a lot of groups, esp ggs. and the only ggs i've ever stanned are formis and aespa >< my first kdrama was suspicious partner, i love it so much :D the chemistry is so good ++ it has a mystery element so i love it even more. and first anime was haikyuu TT i love them sm, it's truly my comfort show

now tell me about you :O your first kdrama, anime, first bias, how did you come across kpop, do you collect albums / merch— anything !

ps i didn't meet jay in my dreams ( for some reason, whenever i have enha dreams they're super weird and the boys try to kill me most of the time ) i had a nice sleep nonetheless, hope u did too ! eid mubarak to you as well ^_^

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Hanuman Jayanthi

5 Facts about Hanuman:

1. He is one of the 7 Chiranjeevi’s - meaning eternal, or immortal living beings mentioned in the Hindu Scriptures. 



2. He is an incarnation of Shiva, and is an exemplification of strength, devotion, and courage.

3. The Hanuman Chalisa, 40 verses written in praise of Lord Hanuman by the saint Tulsidas, encompasses all of Hanuman’s greatness, for example when Ma Sita gave him His 8 powers: Anima (the ability to shrink ones size), Mahima (the ability to increase ones size), Lagima (the ability to be weightless), Garima (the ability to increase weight), Brapti (the ability to travel anywhere and acquire anything), Parakamya (irresistible will power), Vastiva, (mastery over all creatures) and Istiva (the ability to become Godlike).

4. Panchmukhi Hanuman is a powerful form of Lord Hanuman with five faces, each representing an avatar of Lord Vishnu. Hanuman took this form and rescued Lord Rama and Lakshman when they had been kidnapped.

5. Hanuman wields a mace in his hand, signifying his physical strength. It also represents the destruction of Adharma and saving Dharma.

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Amitabh Bachchan nearly died while shooting Coolie and Jaya arrived to find Hanuman Chalisa in a coma.

Amitabh Bachchan: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is currently on bed rest on doctor's advice. In fact, Amitabh Bachchan suffered a rib injury while filming 'Project K' a few days ago, and was immediately admitted to the hospital, where doctors advised him to rest after bandaging his ribs. This is not the first time Amitabh Bachchan has been injured while filming a movie. In fact, 40 years ago, Amitabh Bachchan was seriously injured while filming the movie 'Coolie' in Bangalore. During this time the issue became about his life and death. Amitabh had a horrific accident in the movie Coolie. The whole story takes place on July 26, 1982, when Amitabh Bachchan was filming for the movie Coolie in Bangalore. During this action scene, Puneet Issar had to punch Amitabh Bachchan in the face and Amitabh Bachchan fell off the table. During this process, the production team suggested filming a body double, but Amitabhachan didn't agree and said he wanted to do it himself. Afterwards, through light, camera, and action, as soon as the scene started, Amitabhachan's condition deteriorated. Deep wound to the stomach during filming Actually, this scene was filmed well at this time. Everyone clapped, but after a while Amitabh Bachchan's stomach started to hurt. During this time, Amitabh saw no bleeding and ignored the injury, applied ointment and went back to the hotel. When the pain did not stop after a long time, he called the doctor over there. After that, doctors gave him painkillers. When the pain did not subside the next day, Amitabh Bachchan went to the doctor and had all the tests done according to the doctor's advice, but even these tests did not come up with any report. On day 3, when the doctor was checking the x-ray properly, gas appeared under the diaphragm. In response, doctors said it could come from his broken intestine. Amitabh Bachchan's condition continued to deteriorate and the doctor advised him to undergo surgery immediately as the injection had no effect on Big B's body. Amitabha Buddha's heart was beating at a rate of 180. Amitabh Bachchan's fever continued to increase and he continued to vomit. His heart was beating at 180 per minute instead of 72. Under those circumstances, his condition deteriorated so much that he fell into a coma. After that, doctors immediately operated on him. The day after surgery, Big B developed pneumonia and his condition continued to deteriorate. After that he was sent to Mumbai. Amitabh Bachchan underwent an eight-hour operation at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. During this process, Jaya Bachchan arrived at the hospital with Hanuman Chalisa and continued to wish him recovery and success of the operation. News of Amitabh's condition spread across the country and his fans constantly raised their hands and prayed for him. In the end, the doctor's hard work paid off after 8 hours, and with the blessings of the fans and the grace of God, Amitabhachan returned home fully recovered. ALSO READ-This famous actress became romantic with a friend on the occasion of Holi. She surprised everyone by ki#ssing Lip Lock. watch video DISCLAIMER We’ve taken all measures to insure that the information handed in this composition and on our social media platform is believable, vindicated and sourced from other Big media Houses. For any feedback or complaint, reach out to us at bollywoodofindiaa@gmail.com Read the full article

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After Raksha Bandhan (or well, maybe before it - I don't know the exact release dates of the movies), another Akshay Kumar movie that decides to kill off the best character (though, in this case, maybe tied for best - Dr. Gabrielle and AP are both pretty cool).

So, so much infuriating stuff that takes an interesting-ish story and some cool characters (along with a whole bunch of shitty ones) and makes it painfully frustrating to watch.

Infuriating, #1: Akshay's character. He's so steadfastly "we need evidence"-mindset that it ruins his life, ruins the life of his wife/kid, and gets Dr. Gabrielle killed. And yet, he keeps at it. To a fault. From the start. I mean, even after the first combined-issue of his face and his kid, you'd think he would learn. But he doesn't. He forces them all to go with him, and it costs her her life - even as she, repeatedly, argued it wasn't necessary. He also fucking gets AP killed ... and then saves the bad guy!

Infuriating, #2: Akshay's character, again. He knows the bad guy is trying to kill him, and knows they might be considered as dead. So when he comes across them on the boat - he just stays in full view for the bad guys to actually see them all. Like, fucking hide you moron! We already hate you for being heartless and stupid and stupidly atheistic (like, there's a difference between being atheistic and essentially calling the entire religious history of your country a lie), and now this. ... And then, again, a bit later. Now we're also mad at him for getting Gabrielle killed (unrelated, why is it Dr. Gabrielle and not Dr. 'last name'?), and we have to sit and watch as we see someone looking for him and, instead of hiding or something, he just stares until the people can recognize him and start chasing. Like, what the hell dude?

Infuriating, #3: I know this is Bollywood, but what the hell was that song - both the actual song and the purpose of it in the plot. Such a mess. And a pointless song and time-waster, no less.

Infuriating, #4: Nushrratt Bharuccha's way-too-small role. And then the fact that he gets mad at her for knowing where he might be going because she cares about what he does and tries to pay attention. Ass. And, semi-related to this infuriating point: the guy is standing in a helicopter talking to them from mid-flight, and they hear everything he's saying?! That's not how this works. ... In fact, this entire fucking helicopter scene destroys the whole fucking movie. WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS NONSENSE?! Utter fucking bullshit.

Infuriating, #5: They also kill the other character in running for "best character in the movie." (Another reason to absolutely hate that helicopter scene as the worst thing Bollywood has ever given us.) Poor AP. He deserved better. Hell, everyone associated with Akshay's character here deserved better. What a disaster of a person.

Infuriating, #6: The girls screaming "run fast" as he tries to get away from an about-to-explode helicopter. So, so annoying.

When this turns into a preachy courtroom drama, the infuriating things actually sorta stop because - as infuriating as some of it is, such as the other lawyer, and his preaching - it's so much better than everything we've seen up to this point (including the two horribly unnecessary deaths of the cool characters).

This movie tries to make vague hints to the Ramayan, but it really fails at the 'vague' bit of it: it's like hitting you in the face with a hammer. Him lifting the rock and walking on the bridge; AP being like Hanuman, further driven home by the playing of the Hanuman Chalisa when the realization hits him - it's a very, very painful hammer.

The deaths of Dr. Gabrielle and AP, though, absolutely crush. Especially Dr. Gabrielle, because you know she was right all along. And because she didn't deserve it at all - she'd been arguing against his pointless "we need more" nonsense the whole time - and it cost her her life while he got to continue on and put more people's lives at risk, repeatedly.

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पृथ्वी से 28 लाख गुना सूर्य हनुमान कैसे निगल गया? क्या यह विज्ञान के साथ मजाक नहीं है? Facts about Hanuman Eating Sun Story In Hindi

पृथ्वी से 28 लाख गुना सूर्य हनुमान कैसे निगल गया? क्या यह विज्ञान के साथ मजाक नहीं है? Facts about Hanuman Eating Sun Story In Hindi

Facts about Hanuman Eating Sun Story In Hindi : पृथ्वी से 28 लाख गुना सूर्य हनुमान कैसे निगल गया? क्या यह विज्ञान के साथ मजाक नहीं है? या तो मजाकिया तौर पर यह सवाल पूछा है या फिर यह सवाल इसलिए पूछा है कि देखते है लोग कैसे–कैसे कॉमेंट करेंगे। इस हिसाब से तो आपको हर उस चीज पर सवाल उठाने चाहिए जो की आसान नहीं है। जैसे कि हनुमान जी ने बिन थके इतना विशाल समुद्र कैसे पार कर लिया। अरे श्री हनुमान जी…

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The trimurti in Hinduism is sometimes referred to by HIndus as the trinity of the Hindus. But the trimurti also becomes a quaternity in Hinduism. I have seen different examples for the transcendent fourth. I have read a book that described that the trimurti was a quaternity when the Mother Goddess was added. Another example is, those who worship Surya, the Sun God, see Surya as the transcendent fourth part of the trimurti. For the Surya worshippers, Surya encompasses the previous three deities in the trimurti. They say that the other three Gods are manifestations of Surya

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimurti

The Quaternity for Surya worshippers in relation to the Hindu trimurti

Surya is Brahma in the morning

Surya is Shiva in the evening

Surya is Vishnu in the afternoon

Surya

There are four hindu sampradayas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampradaya

Sri Devi Lakshmi Sampradaya

Rudra

Brahma

Four Kumaras

Originally the vedas were considered the triple vedas. A fourth veda however was added.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas

Rigveda

Samaveda

Yajurveda

Atharveda

Each veda has four major text types

Samhitas

Brahmanas

Aranyakas

Upasanas

There are 16 stages of life in Hinduism. These are the 16 Samskaras. http://www.vmission.org.in/hinduism/samskaras.htm

Indologist Jan Gonda has identified 16 steps (shodasha upachara) that are common in all varieties of puja:[27]

Avahana (“invocation”). The deity is invited to the ceremony from the heart.

Asana. The deity is offered a seat.

Padya. The deity’s feet are symbolically washed.

Water is offered for washing the head and body

Arghya. Water is offered so the deity may wash its mouth.

Snana or abhisekha. Water is offered for symbolic bathing.

Vastra (“clothing”). Here a cloth may be wrapped around the image and ornaments affixed to it.

Upaveeda or Mangalsutra. Putting on the sacred thread.

Anulepana or gandha. Perfumes and ointments are applied to the image. Sandalwood paste or kumkum is applied.

Pushpa. Flowers are offered before the image, or garlands draped around its neck.

Dhupa. Incense is burned before the image.

Dipa or Aarti. A burning lamp is waved in front of the image.

Naivedya. Foods such as cooked rice, fruit, clarified butter, sugar, and betel leaf are offered.

Namaskara or pranama. The worshipper and family bow or prostrate themselves before the image to offer homage.

Parikrama or Pradakshina. Circumambulation around the deity.

Taking leave

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puja_(Hinduism)

There are 16 stages of Puja in hinduism.

There are four major denominations of Hinduism

Vaishnavism

Shaktism

Shaivism

Smartism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_denominations

Panchayatana puja is the form of Puja in the transcendent fourth denomination Smartism. A quincunx is a cross/X made of five parts. The deities in Smartism are worshipped in the form of a quincunx.

The Ramayana

The marriage of the four sons of Dasharatha with the four daughters of Siradhvaja and Kushadhvaja Janakas. Rama and Sita, Laskhmana and Urmila, Bharata and Mandavi and Shatrughna with Shrutakirti.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramayana

The Ramayana describes the fourfold incarnation of God through Ram and his three brothers- the four sons of Dasharatha

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmana

The birth of Four Sons of Dasharatha is depicted below

The Hare Krishna mantra is 16 words in a four by four quadrant model grid. The Hare Krishna teach that the mantra is God Himself. The 16 square quadrant model is the Form of Being

The Hare Krishna mantra is a quatrain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare_Krishna_(mantra)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva_Tandava_Stotram

Quatrains have four lines. The Shiva Tandava Stotram is composed of quatrains. Each line in the quatrain has 16 syllables There are 16 squares in the quadrant model. The hymn is said to have been created by Ravana. Ravana stole Sita from Ram in the Ramayana.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaupai_(poetry)

Chaupai is a quatrain verse that uses a metre of four syllables. Quatrain is four lines. The syllable count of chaupais are 16/16. There are 16 squares in the quadrant model.

There are 40 famous chaupais. Again there is the repetition of four.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuman_Chalisa

The Hanuman Chalisa has 40 verses. Chalisa means forty in Hindi. Again, there is the repetition of fours

The introductory dohas of the Hanuman Chalisa talks about “the four fruits” of Ram. The Gita press interprets the four fruits as the four purusarthas.

The first three are worldly. They were described in the Vedas. The Upanishads added the transcendent fourth, Moksha.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puruṣārtha

Dharma

Kama

Artha

Moksha

The Ganesha Shodashi is 16 forms of Ganesha in a quadrant model pattern. The Ganeshas are in a four by four pattern. The Ganesha Shodashi is the most popular form through which Ganesha is worshipped. Ganesha is said to represent the Aum, and be shaped like the Aum. I described that the Aum is the fourfold sound.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-two_forms_of_Ganesha

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-2776/5-Facts-You-May-Not-Know-About-OM.html

The physical form of Ganesha is related to the Om. The Om is the fourfold sound. The upper curve of the Aum is the face of Ganesha. The lower curve is the belly. The twisted curve on the right side of the Om is the trunk.

The four states of consciousness in Hinduism

http://articles.nithyananda.org/2012/06/intensity-and-the-four-states-of-consciousness/

http://yogananda.com.au/g/g_turiya.html

In Hinduism there is three regular yogas and a fourth transcendent yoga. Swami Vivekananda articulated that there are four main paths of yoga

http://yogananda.com.au/g/g_turiya.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Yogas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_of_Synthesis

Karma Yoga or the Path of Action (karma)

Gyan Yoga or the Path of Knowledge (Gyan)

Bhakti Yoga or the Path of Devotion (bhakti) to Ishvar (God)

The fourth different yoga is Raj yoga

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are very famous. I watched lectures on them a long time ago on the internet. They are composed of four parts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_Sutras_of_Patanjali

Samadhi Pada

Vibhuti Pada

Sadhana Pada

Kaivalya Pada

The Brahma Sutras are four chapters each divided into four parts. The 16 parts are a quadrant model pattern.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma_Sutras

According to the Upanishads the self has 16 parts.

“Lastly, Sukesa approached the sage and said: ‘Holy sir, Hiranyanabha, prince of Kosala, once asked me this question: ““Sukesa, do you know the Self and his sixteen parts?”” I replied, ““I do not. Surely, if I had known them, I should have taught them to you. I will not lie, for he who lies perishes, root and all.”” The prince silently mounted his chariot and went away. So now I ask of thee, Where is the Self?’” (Prashna Upanishad 6:1).

https://ocoy.org/dharma-for-christians/upanishads-for-awakening/the-prashna-upanishad/where-is-the-self/

https://msu.edu/~puhek/miem/Upanishads.html

Shankara recognized 16 authentic upanishads. There are 16 squares in the quadrant model.

There are four stages of life in Hinduism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashrama_(stage)

Bramacharya- focused on education. The first square is related to the idealist temperament. Idealists are mental and concerned with education. 0-24

Vanaprastha- 48- 72. This is the retirement stage. The individual is now less concerned with the family and more with preparing for Moksha. The artisan temperament is related with the third stage. The artisan is more of an individual and less concerned with community and family

Grihastha- the Grihastha stage is concerned with family and married life. The second square is related to homeostasis and relationships 24-48

Sannyasa 72 plus. The person has renounced the world and is focused on Moksha. The fourth square temperament is the rational temperament. The Rational is focused on seeking the Truth.

There are four Adi Shakti Pithas. They are said to be the four major parts of Devi Sati’s body. They are

Puri, Odisha (inside Jagannath Templecomplex)

Guwahati, Assam

Berhampur, Odisha

Kolkata, West Bengal (Kalighat Kali Temple)

There are 16 bridal ornaments that Hindu women wear. There are 16 squares in the quadrant model.

https://www.utsavpedia.com/cultural-connections/solah-shringar-the-grand-makeover/

There are four major Advaita Mathas. Each of the four is related to one of the four Great Sayings of the vedas

Padmapāda

Hastāmalakācārya

Sureśvara

Toṭakācārya

The four great sayings of Hinduism are

prajñānam brahma - "Prajñāna[note 1] is Brahman"[note 2], or "Brahman is Prajñāna"[web 3] (Aitareya Upanishad 3.3 of the Rig Veda)

tat tvam asi - "Thou art That" (Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7 of the Sama Veda)

ayam ātmā brahma - "This Self (Atman) is Brahman" (Mandukya Upanishad 1.2 of the Atharva Veda)

aham brahmāsmi - "I am Brahman", or "I am Divine"[7](Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10 of the Yajur Veda)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_Wat

Angkor Wat has a central quadrant and a lot of cruciform layouts.

The Deula style has four components

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimala_Temple

vimana (structure containing the sanctum)

nata-mandapa (festival hall)

jagamohana (assembly hall)

bhoga-mandapa (hall of offerings)

Aurobindo is a famous Hindu sage. He was thought by many to be an avatar of Krishna. He also is worshipped with the Divine Mother. The woman who he is worshipped with was thought to have been an avatar of Laxmi. He said that there were four beings involved in creation. They are

https://books.google.com/books?id=VLetDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT38&lpg=PT38&dq=four+beings+aurobindo&source=bl&ots=gK2kaJSPKG&sig=YhINYug5PcnfH-Q_ynJ5OeB6QN8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjdxeqeu-XXAhVoxlQKHS7wBM4Q6AEIRDAH#v=onepage&q=four%20beings%20aurobindo&f=false

Varuna

Bhaga

Mitra

Aryaman

According to many Hindus, like the Hare Krishna, Krishna originally had two quadruple expansions. According to these Hindus, Krishna is the supreme God. The two quadruple expansions are similar to the gnostic notion that in the beginning was two tetrads.

https://www.facebook.com/Knowyourgod/posts/501900056583733:0

First quadruple expansion

Karanadakashayi Vishnu [Maha-Vishnu]

Kshirodakashayi Vishnu [the Supersoul in each individual]

Garbhodakashayi Vishnu [the expansion in each universe]

Sesha, also called Seshanaga

These four create the material cosmic manifestation.

Krishna then expands himself into four forms. These four forms experience pastimes in Vrindavan. When studying Hare Krishna I would watch cartoons on the pastimes of Krishna. The cartoons consisted of these four characters, who are four forms of Krishna.

Krishna

Pradyumna

Balarama

Aniruddha

The second quadruple expansion are present in the infinite vaikuntha planets

Vasudeva- expansion of Krishna

Pradyumna

Sankarshana- representation of Balarama

Aniruddha

https://vaniquotes.org/wiki/The_four_Srimad-Bhagavatam_verses_beginning_with_aham_evasam_evagre_are_the_gist_of_the_whole_Bhagavatam._These_are_nicely_summarized_by_Lord_Caitanya

According to Hindus like the Hare Krishna, four verses sum up the Bhagavatam.

The renowned isckon temple of Delhi is divided into four sections

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISKCON_Temple_Delhi

https://www.nativeplanet.com/delhi/attractions/iskcon/

Lord Caitanya had four disciples. Caitanya was seen as an incarnation of Krishna. Often Caitanya is depicted cruciform, with his arms raised, and with his four disciples, two on each side.

The Char Dham are four holy pilgrimage sites in Hinduism. They are mentioned in the Mahabarata

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Char_Dham

Badrinath

Puri

Dwarka

Rameswaram

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Char_Dham

The four pilgrimage sites above are for Vishnu. Shiva also has four pilgrimage sites associated with him.

The Vedic Priesthood consists of 16 members in four groups of four. Four groups of four is the quadrant model. The 16 members are four chief priests and their assistants.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedic_priesthood

The hotṛ was the reciter of invocations and litanies. These could consist of single verses (ṛca), strophes (triples called tṛca or pairs called pragātha), or entire hymns (sukta), drawn from the ṛgveda. As each phase of the ritual required an invocation, the hotṛ had a leading or presiding role.[citation needed]

The udgātṛ was a chanter of hymns set to melodies (sāman) drawn from the sāmaveda. This was a specialized role in the major soma sacrifices: a characteristic function of the udgātṛ was to sing hymns in praise of the invigorating properties of soma pavamāna, the freshly pressed juice of the soma plant.[citation needed]

The adhvaryu was in charge of the physical details of the sacrifice (in particular the adhvara, a term for the Somayajna). According to Monier-Williams, the adhvaryu "had to measure the ground, to build the altar, to prepare the sacrificial vessels, to fetch wood and water, to light the fire, to bring the animal and immolate it," among other duties.[citation needed] Each action was accompanied by supplicative or benedictive formulas (yajus), drawn from the yajurveda. Over time, the role of the adhvaryugrew in importance, and many verses of the ṛgveda were incorporated, either intact or adapted, into the texts of the yajurveda.[citation needed]

The brahman was the reciter of hymns from the atharvaveda who was largely silent and observes the procedures and uses Atharvaveda mantras to 'heal' it when mistakes have been made.

With the hotṛ:

the maitrāvaruna

the acchāvāka

the grāvastut (praising the Soma stones)

With the udgātṛ:

the prastotṛ (who chants the Prastâva)

the pratihartṛ ("averter")

the subrahmanya

With the adhvaryu:

the pratiprasthātṛ

the neṣṭṛ

the unnetṛ (who pours the Soma juice into the receptacles )

With the brahman:

the brāhmanācchamsin

the agnīdh (priest who kindles the sacred fire)

the potṛ ("purifier")

The Hindus have a four caste system

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India

Brahmins (priestly people)- mental. The first square is mental and good.

Vaishyas (artisans, merchants, tradesmen and farmers)- These are the doers.

Kshatriyas (also called Rajanyas, who were rulers, administrators and warriors). Homeostasis. The second square maintains order and structure. Rulers and administrators organize and order. Warriors protect.

Shudras (labouring classes).

The fourth caste was seen as different

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/twice-born

The three upper orders were “distinguished from the shudras”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvija

The Brahmins, the Kshatriyas, and the Vishyas are considered “twice born” but the shudras are not.

http://eighttwosix.blogspot.com/2010/03/indias-caste-system-socially-useful.html

Again the quadrant pattern in the caste system is fulfilled in that the first three castes are different from the fourth. Hindus say that they have a four caste system. There is a fifth element that is so different that it is not even really considered a caste. The fifth is always questionable and ultra transcendent. I described how Empedocles said that fire is the fourth different element. But fire still associates with air, water and Earth. The fifth, ultra transcendent element, aether, does not even interact with the first four. It is not even connected. The same holds true for the untouchables.

Ramakrishna had a teaching about four wise men and an elephant. The four wise men touched different parts of the elephant, and thought the elephant was the aspect they touched. Ramakrishna says that religion is like the elephant, and different religions understand a different part of the whole

One touched the leg of the elephant, and said, "The elephant is like a pillar."

The third touched the belly, and said, "The elephant is like a big jar."

The second touched the trunk, and said, "The elephant is like a thick stick or club."

The fourth touched the ears, and said, "The elephant is like a winnowing basket."

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ramakrishna

Ramakrishna had 16 disciples. There are 16 squares in the quadrant model.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disciples_of_Ramakrishna

Swami Brahmananda

Swami Premananda

Swami Yogananda

Swami Niranjanananda (The Senior)

Swami Saradananda

Swami Shivananda

Swami Ramakrishnananda

Swami Turiyananda

Swami Abhedananda

Swami Adbhutananda

Swami Advaitananda

Swami Nirmalananda

Swami Akhandananda

Swami Trigunatitananda

Swami Subodhananda

Swami Vijnanananda

Michael Tsarion says that there were four great ancient cults. They were

https://archive.org/stream/MichaelTsarionIrishOriginsOfCivilizationVolume1/Michael%20Tsarion/Michael%20Tsarion%20-%20Astrotheology%20-%20Part%202_djvu.txt

Stellar

Solar

Lunar

Saturnian

Four Dharmasutras survive. They are

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmaśāstra

The Manusmrti is divided into four parts

Creation of the world

The dharma of the four social classes

Source of dharma

Law of karma, rebirth and final liberation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit_prosody

There are 16 auspicious dreams in Jainism. These 16 dreams were seen by the mothers of important leaders in Jainism. There are 16 squares in the quadrant model. Some sources say that there are 14 auspicious dreams. The 16 dreams are the dreams of Trishala, mother of Mahavira

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auspicious_dreams_in_Jainism

The first of the dreams is of an elephant with four tusks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahajanapada

Ancient India, during the time of the Buddha, was made up of 16 Great Kingdoms. There are 16 squares in the quadrant model.

The Buddhist Anguttara Nikaya lists the 16 nations.

sixteen great nations: Anga Assaka (or Asmaka) Avanti Chedi Gandhara Kashi Kamboja Kosala Kuru Magadha Malla Machcha (or Matsya) Panchala Surasena Vriji Vatsa (or Vamsa

The Vyākhyāprajñapti, a sutra of Jainism, has a different list of the 16 Great Nations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahajanapada

Anga

Banga (Vanga)

Magadha

Malaya

Malavaka

Accha

Vaccha

Kochcha

Padha

Ladha (Lata)

Bajji (Vajji)

Moli (Malla)

Kasi

Kosala

Avaha

Sambhuttara

The muladhara chakra is the root chakra. The muladhara chakra has four petals

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogini

64 is four 16s. There are four extant shrines of the 64 yoginis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara

I have spoken to Hindus, and researched the chakras, and they are a four plus three pattern. The first four are different form the next three.

The four petals are said to represent the four elements. The four petals are also thought to represent the four vrittis

greatest joy

delight in controlling passion

natural pleasure

blissfulness in concentration

The four petals are also thought to represent the four goals of a Hindu, dharma (psycho-spiritual longing), artha (psychic longing), kama (physical longing) and moksha (longing for spiritual liberation.

The Vishuddha chakra is the fifth chakra. The chakra has 16 petals.

https://www.yogaindailylife.org/system/en/chakras/vishuddhi-chakra

https://www.yogaindailylife.org/system/en/chakras/vishuddhi-chakra

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishuddha

In Hinduism there are 16 abilities that a human can develop. An avatar is said to be perfect in all 16 abilities. There are 16 squares in the quadrant model. The sixteen petals are also argued to represent the 16 vowels in the sanskrit alphabet.

In yoga there is the swastika pose called the swastikaasana

http://www.yogicwayoflife.com/swastikasana-the-auspicious-pose/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLJT5UQ_OVE

Square breathing involves inhaling for four seconds, holding for four seconds, exhaling for four seconds, and then holding the breath out for four seconds and continuing. I attended a meditation event where the instructor had the class do square breathing some time last year. I did not even realize that what we were doing was quadrant oriented, until I looked it up afterwards and realized that the four components of the breath was a quadrant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmTPI8iPPPE

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashtakam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Pg1RoMJP4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aPD_SdwuVg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASa08VbK5V4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashtakam

The stanzas in an "ashtakam" are a rhyming quartet with four lines, i.e. end lines rhyme as a-a-a-a. Thus, in an ashtakam generally thirty-two lines are maintained. All these stanzas follow a strict rhyme scheme. The proper rhyme scheme for an astakam is: a-a-a-a/b-b-b-b….. (/ represents a new stanza).

The conventions associated with the ashtakam have evolved over its literary history of more than 2500 years. One of the best known ashtakam writers was Adi Sankaracharya, who created an ashtakam cycle with a group of ashtakams, arranged to address a particular deity, and designed to be read both as a collection of fully realized individual poems and as a single poetic work comprising all the individual ashtakams. He wrote more than thirty astakams in stuti [dedication] to various deities.

64 is four 16s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:64_grid_Manduka_design_Hindu_Temple_Floor_Plan_Vastu_Purusa_Mandala_Ancient_Architecture.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_temple

The 8x8 (64) grid Manduka Hindu Temple Floor Plan, according to Vastupurusamandala. The 64 grid is the most sacred and common Hindu temple template. The bright saffron center, where diagonals intersect above, represents the Purusha of Hindu philosophy.[4][33]

The Brahma Padas, in the center, is a quadrant. There are four padas, the Brahma, the Devika, the Manusha, and the Paisachika.

The 9x9 layout still has four padas, but it extends the Brahma Padas.

The 9x9 (81) grid ‘’Parama Sayika’’ layout plan (above) found in large ceremonial Hindu Temples.

http://theswastikasymboloriginandmigration.blogspot.com/2010/03/swastika-symbol-is-also-commonly.html

Agni, the God of fire in Hinduism, was associated with the swastika. When making a fire people use firesticks, and the sticks make a cross.

https://at37.wordpress.com/category/swastika-and-maltese-cross/page/4/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnLbYVsjsZg

THE KABBALISTIC CROSS is used in Kaballah

THIS IS ANOTHER SIKH MANTRA. There are 16 WORDS FOUR BY FOUR. There are 16 SQUARES QUADRANT MODEL- THE MANTRA IS CALLED THE DIVINE DOCTOR

https://www.spiritvoyage.com/mantra/ra-ra-ra-ra-ma-ma-ma-ma/man-000099.aspx

Mantra: Ra Ra Ra Ra Ma Ma Ma Ma

Complete Mantra:

Ra Ra Ra Ra

Ma Ma Ma Ma

Sa Sa Sa Sat

Hari Har Hari Har

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIHUgfxW0Kg

The Sikh Triple Mantra is also made up of quatrains of four lines

http://www.spiritvoyage.com/blog/index.php/the-aad-such-mantra-a-code-for-unconditional-love/

Aad Such Chant like you are speaking to a friend from long ago and visualize that you are pointing to the past (behind you). Jugaad Such Chant like you are speaking to a friend from the future and visualize that you are pointing into the future (forward). Hai Bhai Such Chant with the feeling like its going on right now and visualize like your hands are pushing something down from your chest to your hips. Nanak Hosee Bhai Such Chant with the feeling like its going on all around you and visualize your palms up and to your sides. **Make such you are emphasizing the CH in Such like you are coaxing a snake up your spine.

Mantra: Aap Sahaee Hoa

https://www.spiritvoyage.com/mantra/aap-sahaee-hoa/man-000007.aspx

Complete Mantra:

Aap Sahaaee Hoaa, Sachay Daa Sachaa Doaa, Har, Har, Har

Language: Sanskrit

Translation:

You, Divine One, have become my refuge. True is Your support, Great Creative Infinite.

ANOTHER VERY FAMOUS FOUR PART MANTRA

https://www.3ho.org/kundalini-yoga/meditation/featured-meditations/adi-shakti

Adi Shakti, Adi Shakti, Adi Shakti, Namo Namo

(I bow to the Primal Power)

Sarb Shakti, Sarb Shakti, Sarb Shakti, Namo Namo

(I bow to the all encompassing Power and Energy)

Pritham Bhagvati, Pritham Bhagvati, Pritham Bhagvati, Namo Namo

(I bow to that which God creates)

Kundalini Mata Shakti, Mata Shakti, Namo Namo

(I bow to the creative power of the Kundalini, the Divine Mother Power)

BEFORE BEHIND LEFT AND RIGHT IS A QUADRANT- VERY POPULAR MANTRA

http://rootlight.com/music_meditation_prayerlight.htm

The Prayer of Light

Love before me

Love behind me

Love at my left

Love at my right

Love above me

Love below me

Love unto me

Love in my surroundings

Love to all

Love to the Universe

Peace before me

Peace behind me

Peace at my left

Peace at my right

Peace above me

Peace below me

Peace unto me

Peace in my surroundings

Peace to all

Peace to the Universe

Light before me

Light behind me

Light at my left

Light at my right

Light above me

Light below me

Light unto me

Light in my surroundings

Light to all

Light to the Universe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajra_(king)

King Vajra then had 16 idols of Krishna and other gods carved from a rare, imperishable stone called Braja and built temples to house these idols in and around Mathura so as to feel the presence of Lord Krishna. The four presiding idols of Braja Mandala are Sri Harideva of Govardhan, Sri Keshava Deva of Mathura, Sri Baladeva of Baladeo, and Govindaji of Vrindavan. There are two Naths—Sri Nathji, who were originally at Govardhan and are now in Nathdwara, Rajasthan and Sri Gopinath, who is now in Jaipur. The two Gopals are Sri Madana Mohan, who is now housed at Karoli Rajasthan, and Sakshi Gopal, who is now moved to town of Sakshi Gopal, Orissa, near Puri. There are 16 squares in the quadrant model.

The show Information Please would have a transcendent fourth guest panelist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Please

Panel regulars included writer-actor-pianist Oscar Levant and newspaper columnists and renowned wits and intellectuals Franklin P. Adams and John Kieran. All the panelists were well-versed in a wide range of topics, though each had a specialty. Music and filmquestions were often addressed to Levant. Adams was well known for his mastery of poetry, popular culture and Gilbert and Sullivan. Kieran was an expert in natural history, sports and literature. A typical question would have three or four parts and would require the panelists to get a majority of the questions right, lest they lose the prize money.

The show would always have a fourth guest panelist, usually either a celebrity, a politician or writer. Guest panelists included Fred Allen, Leonard Bernstein, Boris Karloff, Clare Boothe Luce, Dorothy Parker, S. J. Perelman, Sigmund Spaeth, Rex Stout, Jan Struther, Deems Taylor, Jackie Robinson, Alexander Woollcott, George S. Kaufman, Ruth Gordon, Orson Welles, Basil Rathboneand a very young Myron "Mike" Wallace.

A variation of Information Please, this time a program devoted exclusively to music with the same four-member panel format, became popular when it was televised in Los Angeles in 1953. After two years of local success, Musical Chairs became a summer replacement series on NBC Television. The Bill Leyden-hosted game show lasted eleven weeks on the national airwaves.

https://books.google.com/books?id=xteudBGBIuoC&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=16+items+wife+wears+hinduism&source=bl&ots=p73U8fSGH5&sig=efOpwxFS3WKcDJG36kTjMWzFIp8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiv-ePi56_YAhVl0FQKHZrSCP4Q6AEIPjAG#v=onepage&q=16%20items%20wife%20wears%20hinduism&f=false

During marriage a Hindu woman wears 16 necessary items. There are 16 squares in the quadrant model.

VASTU SHASTRA has  HINDUS ORGANIZE THE HOUSE around THE FOUR ELEMENTS

http://www.vaastu-shastra.com/bring-energy-balance-elements.html

http://www.vaastu-shastra.com/bring-energy-balance-elements.html

http://www.vaastu-shastra.com/ngif/five-elements.gif

To relive the blocked energies, centre of existence need to be balanced for well-being and better life. Our living place consists of five elements. Space which is the most important of all the five elements.

Air is governing element of North-west corner while fire is assigned the South-east because of its aggressive nature. Water is an element of North-east and earth is assigned with South-west. Likewise the human body is a crafted frame having an order of five elements called chakras which is balanced by external elements. The elements of living place need to be balanced akin we balance body’s elements with external material such as food and meditation.

Vastu Energy Balance Imbalance of elements can be corrected by the most subtle & higher element- space while defects in native place can be balanced or rectified using Vastu tools like wind chimes, energy pyramid and crystals. These Vastu tools helps rectifying negative energies and try subtle the ambience with positive prana. Body prana can be instilled by correcting chakras that are responsible for our day to day functions. In such way external prana of cosmos or dwelling place have to make lively by creating balance with energy elements of Vastu.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v7aK7Z4iaJA/UU06D6EatRI/AAAAAAAAALc/_NJKmKCHGEg/s1600/download+(1).jpg

http://vastu-home.blogspot.com/2013/01/vastu-for-pooja-room.html

The pooja space in your home should be organized according to Vastu Shashtra, because it is the place where you reflect and praise.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wwGy3M3E2Rg/TcqEJORuk0I/AAAAAAAAADw/Pqmd4TVzR4M/s1600/user2207_1167715246.GIF

A mandala (Sanskrit: मण्डल, literally "circle") is a spiritual and ritual symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, representing the universe.[1] In common use, "mandala" has become a generic term for any diagram, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically; a microcosm of the universe.

The basic form of most mandalas is a square with four gates containing a circle with a center point. Each gate is in the general shape of a T. Mandalas often exhibit radial balance.

Painted Bhutanese Medicine Buddha mandala with the goddess Prajnaparamita in center, 19th century, Rubin Museum of Art

Kalachakra Mandala

Mandala of the Six Chakravartins

Floorplan for the 9th-century Indonesian Buddhist temple Borobudurin takes the form of a mandala

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala

Vajrabhairava Mandala, silk tapestry, China via The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru, silk tapestry, China via The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chenrezig sand mandala created at the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on the occasion of the Dalai Lama's visit in May 2008

Sandpainting showing Buddha mandala, which is made as part of the death rituals among Buddhist Newars of Nepal

Painted 17th century Tibetan 'Five Deity Mandala', in the centre is Rakta Yamari (the Red Enemy of Death) embracing his consort Vajra Vetali, in the corners are the Red, Green White and Yellow Yamaris, Rubin Museum of Art

Thangka painting of Manjuvajra Mandala

Fig. 132 – The Vishva-Vajra is the emblem of the fifth Djanibuddha (Vairocana). The two crossed thunderbolts (vajra) of this tantric symbol represents the indestructible truth.

https://quadralectics.wordpress.com/3-contemplation/3-2-temples/3-2-5-eastern-religious-architecture/

Fig. 134 – The Tibetan sanctuary of Samye Gompa is a monastic complex with the ground plan of a mandala.

https://quadralectics.wordpress.com/3-contemplation/3-2-temples/3-2-5-eastern-religious-architecture/

The Shivaistic (Hinduistic) temple-complex of Prambanan is situated some forty kilometers to the east of Borobudur. It matches the beauties of the contemporary Borobudur temple in many respects.

Fig. 143 – A Map of the Prambanan temple complex by N.J. Krom (1920).

https://quadralectics.wordpress.com/3-contemplation/3-2-temples/3-2-5-eastern-religious-architecture/

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Things I learned while re-watching Star Plus Mahabharata (Part 16/many):

1) As ever with Duryodhan, I cannot disagree with anything he says.

2) Oh god. This scene. Panchali’s curse. Her walking away as Arjun looks on. Gold.

3) Not sure I like this new version of Krishna seekh.

4) Also we have not seen Krishna fight once in this battle of Dwarka vs the King of Shalva.

5) I also don’t like crying Krishna. Not saying he can’t. But I can’t take him seriously when he cries. I need him to be infinitely more chill than SRJ is being right now.

6) Ah, Arjun swearing at the Kurus. A+ 10/10.

7) Oh my fucking god, Subhadra’s opening line to Arjun: how could you let this happen? I expect nothing less from her.

8) Madhav is back now, after chilling in his war. He’s still in a self-driven chariot.

9) Wow, he’s so pissed at the Pandavas and rightfully so.

10) Draupadi telling Krishna that she’s become impure. And anyone who comes near her would also become impure. No. NO. Every woman in the world knows this feeling.

11) Okay, first of all, Krishna, you moonlighting feminist, the first thing you should tell Draupadi is that she has not become malin because of what Duryodhana and Dushasan did. This is on them, not on her. I cannot but compare StarBharat with BR Chopra Mahabharat, the comparisons come very easily to me. And the truth is, they just did some things better.

12) Draupadi’s now fallen at his feet. Krishna is just like, Lord give me strength.

13) This scene is important because I feel like for once Krishna is putting his grand plans on hold for one second to give Draupadi back her peace of mind. Because first and foremost, the Lord is kind to those who follow him.

14) It’s so nice that StarBharat has shown this sort of sisterly solidarity between Draupadi and Subhadra, which is so important.

15) Draupadi is not even remotely impressed by Yudhishthira’s theatrics.

16) Draupadi’s pratigya makes her sound like Bhishma. Intentional or unintentional.

17) I cannot imagine Subhadra watching idly by as the Pandavas and Draupadi walk to the forest. I’m sure she put up a fight against her brothers to be allowed to go.

18) Speaking of, where is Balaram in all of this? His cousins are heading for vanvas and he is still chilling in Dwarka? Unrealistic.

19) Oh nice, Abhimanyu hasn’t even been born yet but somehow Krishna has managed to name him.

20) That scene where Arjun stops Subhadra from touching his feet. Some of StarBharat’s dialogueless scenes are just as touching.

21) Krishna’s glare as Shakuni enters the Indraprastha palace lmaoo.

22) A well executed scene but the watering hole scene happens only towards the end of the 12-year vanvas period.

23) This is hilarious. Yudhishthira is basically like Krishna is going to whoop my ass if I let something else happen to Panchali.

24) Oh god. Everyone loves Arjun the most. But I think Yudhishthira loves Bhim the most.

25) It’s time for Yudhishthira to meet his bio daddy!

26) Arjun doing tapasya for Shiv is my jam.

27) Bhim is such a cutie.

28) This Hanuman story is different though, right? Something to do with some lotus for Draupadi.

29) Is Hanuman a Yadav? He wears the same tilak. Or is this some Ram/Krishna connection we don’t quite know about.

30) I love Hanuman’s character! He’s so playful. And also the Hanuman Chalisa in the background score.

31) Oh so Hanuman knows that Krishna is Ram/Vishnu avatar and says he will chill on the chariot that’s being manned by God.

32) Oh no they never told us about the magic bowl Draupadi had that was gifted to her by Surya Dev which gave them unlimited food.

33) Also, do the Pandavas and Karna ever realise that they are all ‘gifts’ of Durvasa.

34) Krishna creeping in the background like some mega creep 😂

35) This is a conversation for another time but some day we need to talk about the incessant whitewashing of our gods such as Ram and Krishna in modern mythological serials. Also of Draupadi/Dhrishtadyumna/Arjun—basically anyone who’s described in canon as dark. There is some modern fetish for fair-skinned gods that just doesn’t sit right. I miss the dark-skinned Aruns and Nitishs.

36) Durvasa is still not impressed by Krishna. This man is literally god.

37) Arjun is fishing.

38) Oh nice, Indra is also here. Old gods and new.

39) Not sure whether I like this Shiv. Shiv in general I love.

40) Aaaand Jayadrath is here. Can’t wait for this guy to die in tomorrow’s BR Chopra Mahabharat episode.

41) Duryodhan low key throwing shade at Jayadrath is my jam.

42) Really, what does Dushala see in this man?

43) Kaun ho tum? Really? Draupadi doesn’t know her own brother-in-law? That seems highly unlikely.

44) Why is Arjun wasting time with all this trash talk?

45) Arjun is having a lot of second thoughts about keeping Jayadrath alive for Dushala’s sake but this is going to change very quickly during the war. Also Nakul rightfully points out that this man will give grief to Arjun later on.

46) This is by far the worst and most inaccurate map of Aryavarta to ever exist.

47) Oh no Jayadrath’s hair makeup is so not on point at this moment.

48) Mamashri Shakuni is literally fortune telling at this point and this is my jam.

49) So it’s canon that both Shakuni and Krishna are Slytherins, right? Yet they are the two most diametrically opposite Slytherins we have ever seen.

50) Also I want to see Dushala but these shows never give me what I want. When I make the Mahabharata I will make sure the women get equal and opposite screen time and character development as the men.

51) Yudhishthira is getting on my nerves.

52) This Draupadi is infinitely nicer than BR Chopra Mahabharat’s Roopa Ganguli who used to give it to her husbands every opportunity she got.

53) I also have lots of complaints. They didn’t show Dhrishtadyumna taking Draupadi’s sons home to Panchal to raise them.

54) They didn’t show Arjun chilling with his bio dad in heaven! They didn’t show Urvashi hitting on him and him rejecting her advances! Then she curses him, causing him to lose his manhood. And then she reverses the curse after Indra begs her and she limits it to lost manhood for one year of his choosing. That’s how Arjun uses the Brihannala guise for a year during agyaatvaas!

55) Shakuni training himself to think like Krishna. Looool.

56) Nakul bullying children is my jam.

57) Clearly this sattoo ke laddoo business is some sort of secret code amongst the Pandavas.

58) At least Uttar and Uttara are aptly shown as young teenagers.

59) My fav is back! Brihannala! 😍

60) Also what is this face covering nonsense by Sairindhri?! Women in the Later Vedic Age did not cover their faces or their heads behind purdah!!!

61) The Pandavas meeting together after a long time is giving me hope! This is what it’s going to be like when lockdown is over and I meet my friends 😭😭😭

62) This Keechak guy looks evil but I can’t take him seriously because his voice makes him sound like a prepubescent boy.

63) What is this casual classism from Keechak? Like Jesus, what a dirtbag.

64) Again there was no ghunghat back in those days?!?!

65) But iss Keechak ne toh consent ki maa behen kar di.

66) How happy the Pandavas are to see Panchali! Arjun the most, perhaps 😍

67) Virat making a dig at Dushasan. I’m here for this tea.

68) I can’t take Keechak seriously because of his voice.

69) This logic whereby if Draupadi has five husbands so she can have one more—like I will never understand this! She consented to five and no more???

70) Brihannala, my one true fav, is back!

71) Keechak vadh is my favourite episode, behind Shishupal vadh and Jayadrath vadh. Do you see the pattern?

72) Why is Draupadi here? I wanted to see Bhim’s giant form hidden as a lump under a blanket, enticing Keechak.

73) Bhim is here! 😍 Seriously, no one loves Panchali as much as Bhim does. Arjun toh is smitten by our Yadav homegirl.

74) Now Arjun is going to do his tandav dance. This should distract the others from the noise nicely.

75) Oh nice. Nakul and Sahadev are also participating.

76) Predictably, Jyesth Bhrata, Yudhishthira, is not invited to this Keechak vadh party.

77) King Virat is like oh no what a loss.

78) Yudhishthira looks pissed, as always, when his brothers have done something good.

79) Haha. Duryodhan has caught on to the fact that Bhishma is trying desperately to stall so that the Pandavas are not found out.

81) Now Duryodhan is now accusing Vidur of partiality. Again, he is not wrong. I’m so impressed by how well his character has been written. Not one word he says is incorrect.

82) Nice. Duryodhan has his father wrapped around his little finger. He knows exactly how to manipulate him so that Dhritarashtra rises to the bait.

83) After all these centuries Bhishma realises that Shakuni is after the destruction of Hastinapur.

84) Shakuni is admitting now that all of this is revenge for Gandhari. Oh man. Do you think Bhishma knew that the Mahabharat was the result of his poorly executed actions (intentional or otherwise)?

85) King Virat is so smart. I like him. I’m going to be so sad when he dies.

86) Brihannala is going to stay behind. Great. It’s so interesting to see this story in retrospect (which is how it’s told to Janamajeya and Vajra) in the first place.

87) I like Virat with open hair.

88) What the hell is this? I cannot be attracted to Pitamaha Bhishma and Mama Shakuni with their open hair and battle armour?! Adharm!

89) Oh what a cool sundial!

90) I’m glad they showed Uttar as nothing more than a teenager.

91) Mama Shakuni is so fit.

92) Do you think Bhishma recognises Arjun as Uttar’s chariot?

93) Poor Uttar is probably shitting his pants.

94) Arjun praying to Agni Dev to return his Gandiv. Old gods to the rescue.

95) This background score! It’s my absolute favourite! Parthasya Dhananjaya! My fav song on my fav, Arjun 😍

96) Bhishma looks thoroughly pleased. He recognises the sound of the Gandiv’s twang.

97) Now they will fight about the authenticity of the calendar. They should go to a calendar expert.

98) Bhishma looks proper chuffed at Arjun. How on earth will they fight against each other in the Great War?

99) Oh man, Karna is here. Ugh.

100) Karna is here to trash talk as per usual. Oh god both these men are useless. Fight no instead of talking so much.

101) Oh man, the charioteer’s son has been thrown from his chariot but not before taking a shot at Arjun.

102) Ah Karna’s divine armour makes an appearance!

103) Oh shit, this just got real! They’re calling on divine weapons!

104) Bhishma steps in. Of course.

105) Duryodhan’s hah! 😂😂

106) Arjun crying that if he is responsible for Bhishma’s death, it will be hell on earth for him. Oh, Arjun. You must still suffer, a lot.

107) Arjun’s threat, that all the Pandavas will come to avenge Draupadi’s insult. Yes. 100%. I hope in this yug even if men are not punished for their crimes against women on earth, they will suffer forever in hell for their misdeeds.

108) The Pandavas and Draupadi are ready. It’s time for the Great War. It’s time for Mahabharat.

[worddiva179]

~Challenge 6~ Milana : Fandom

Spotify song rec list for a Baahubali fan :

1. If you liked Kanna Nidurinchara, you might also like

—Mukundha Mukundha (Tamil // Telugu ) : I.e the OG Krishna song we’d all dance to on Janmashtamis. Perhaps it was the way they’re written or sung or just the vibe but Kanna had reminded me so much of this the first few times I’d listened to it.

—Swagatham Krishna : (Telugu) You wouldn’t think it’s from a Pavan Kalyan’s film. This is such a beautiful song, you need it on your playlist. I love how the lyrics go past the language barrier.

—Ghar More Pardesiya : C’mon, women getting together, singing and dancing on a festival, also slyly drawing parallels bw their (soon to be) lovers and their fav god they’re singing about??? (Someone gif this)

— Sooha Saaha : The vibe is entirely different but it is a lullaby which is what Kanna Nidurinchara is supposed to be I think???

— Albela Sajan : Fun, festive, high energy.

—O My Lovely Lalana : (Telugu) The girl in this song complaints about how Krishna is always helping her with life but refuses to show himself despite her pleading but turns out Krishna had been with her this whole time, only disguised as her lover. Idk I thought this went well with the whole pretend part of AmarSena’s relationship.

—Kanha : Like Kanna Nidurinchara, this song too, talks about the male lead from the female’s perspective in context to their own situation/relationship.

(Honestly, there are so many Krishna songs that I can make a separate playlist just for this one song)

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2. If you liked Dhivara you might also like -

Okay so fun fact : Apparently, Dhivara’s chorus is a verse taken from Hanuman Chalisa where Jambavan hypes Hanuman up to boost his morale because Hanuman thinks he couldn’t go to Lanka and carry their plan out himself

(This brings me to a question if Avanthika’s supposed to be Jambavan but let’s leave that, okay.)

— Beera : High energy, earthy beats unlike Dhivara’s electronic, bits. Both songs introduce us to the characters, describe (rather praise) them, share the Ramayana theme (this one’s about Raavan).

— Pataakha Guddi : Hype song with female pronouns. Not as glorifying, obviously, but goes well with the recklessness Mahendra shows.

— Madhuram Madhuram : (Telugu) Speaking of sloka verses in songs, this is rendention of the Madhurashtakam.

— Jugni : Promises of freedom, journey into a land unexplored, exploring curiosity are the themes which I associate with this phase which

— Samayama : (Telugu) Sounds similar. Definitely different lyrically.

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3. If you liked Manohari, you might also like

— Suraiyya : Not as...seductive as Manohari but definitely as fun.

—Oye Boy Charlie : Both are playful and teasing in a way.

— Jor Se : (Telugu) Not a personal favourite, but it’s from Rajamouli’s Magadheera so has a similar feel to it

— Rajasekhara : (Telugu) Go see the video to witness an 21 yr old Rana awkwardly standing in the middle of a bunch of pretty women.

— Namak : Probably the only song in the list which is close to Manohari’s sensuous vibe.

@teambaahubali

[dhruvsethi]

Some facts about Hinduism-

-It is not a religion, it is way too broader than that, it is a way of life

-Oldest in the world

-The numbers we use are Hindu-Arabic numerals

-Big Bang theory is mentioned in Rig Veda

-Distance b/w Earth and Sun is mentioned in Hanuman Chalisa.

-Sanskrit is the oldest language in the world.

-Some of English words are derived from Sanskrit.

-No one ever told to believe or depend on any particular thing (Most open mindset)

-Strongest architectures of temples.

[quar17]

13-09-2020 / My Mom Calls Me Everyday & The Days She Doesn’t, I Do!

 It was a norm which I hadn’t known of as I had never been away from home. Being alone to fend for myself was a peculiar interest of mine. I guess at that age and limited perception that most of us would have, we all must have had felt that thrust of independence to some extent. It is a novel experience for most – the time when breaking away from norms seems insightful, and a lack of routine and responsibility was the ruse of being self-reliant.

Nothing turned out the way it seemed.

           My mother is a jovially strict and profoundly paradoxical person. Growing up our parents are our superheroes. Their stories, their lives, their struggles form a sort of internal folklore: the various idiosyncrasies, approach and aspects is what we take pride in within our peer groups. That phase, while it lasts, is a phase of veneration towards our parents. In that stage, I did envy many of my friends who were closer and more open to their mothers or fathers than I was, or I presume I could be. For their stories were more intricate – they could share their days’ worth over the dining table, while all the excitement I had or the grief I imbibed lay obliterated by the sheen in my eyes.

           When the reverence subsides a sense of detachment surfaces. There is no negative connotation to it whatsoever. She has and always will want the best for me – though I had reached a point in time, when I knew what was best for me without any empirical evidence for the same. There always existed this conflict as to who I was to be and what my parents are wanting me to be. I have fought with her over things like why I am not allowed to stay out after 7p.m, not allowed to sleep till 10 in the morning, not allowed to go somewhere and many such reasons. Though now when I write I am letting it go with a chuckle, then it was a matter that hardly got erasure with mere sobs and tears. There were protests, I have cursed them in my heart, I have hoped ill happened on them – and the very next moment I have regretted it – but at that point I was adamant enough to believe in something trivial to be ostentatious enough to make me do what I did.

I always tend to keep my writings under-5-minute read.

I would like to break away from that today though and share a story.

I was in a different town and we had to return back to our place by noon. I had promised my then girlfriend to meet her at a specified place at a specified time in the eve. Due to certain issues my father altered the plan to return at night, and that, yes that, made me vociferously angry. I stuck on the fact that I had to go by noon, as I had commitments to keep – and that’s what I did. Against their repeated advice, I got up on a bus and went off into my fairy world, just to be stopped half an hour later by a violent mob (someone in the village had died of accident). What was I to do then? Whom do I retort to? Whom do I ask for help? I did eventually manage to reach my destination but that gave me the most fearful day of my life. The rest of the arduous journey I undertook, I remember chanting the Hanuman Chalisa without pause, deriding myself and deciding to never ever go against their wishes.

           The next weekend I ended up doing something they wouldn’t have wanted me to do.

           And she isn’t a fool, she is the smartest person I have ever known. She knows each and every step I can take, will take, have taken and would have taken. Yet she plays along, my tens of lies and shams, without even giving a hint that she knows who I am. Whenever cornered and amazed I ask as to how did she know or guess what I would have been up to, she just smiles and says the same thing over and over again since the past two decades of my life – to paraphrase, “I kept you in my womb for 9 months and everything that comes after that goes through me first!”. There never has been a day that has gone by without me realising it.

           Suddenly one day it all stopped, I was let free. I returned from a party after midnight I wasn’t chided. I could talk over phone at 2 AM in the morning and I wasn’t asked a question. I wondered what happened – the first thought being, did they give up on me? I found out they hadn’t but were wise enough to let me be who I was when the time was right. I was a loaf of mud when they took me in, moulded me, shaped me, baked me, painted me – and made me, me enough to win every bid that I could ever come across. They did it with me, they surely would have done it with you; and we will do it our wards too.

           The more I look back at it, the more it fascinates how we think about certain stuff. When we lie to a friend, we are always worried what if he or she finds out. When we cheat in a relationship, we take every step to cover it well enough to stay buried. When we pretend being something which we aren’t we remember to stay in character for that person forever. So, why do we do that to our mother? Neither we would be judged, nor dumped nor ostracised, then why? Is it because we take her for granted, or she is it because she cares any less? Or, is it just that she is out of zone, in regard to the current us in the current times?

           For me, the answer maybe is that I know she will forgive me always. Still, there are things I know that aren’t approvable to her – and I wouldn’t want to disappoint a mother by breaking the image of her son that she so securely treasures within. Maybe, I care for her way more than I can ever show and my subconscious just makes it easy to escape the situation resorting to a harmless lie than to face her with my conflicting truth. In any case, mothers don’t lie; we do for reasons which we can’t justify with any bravado.

           She does call me every night – at times I end up talking for a second, at times I end up  talking for an hour; sometimes I chide her as to why she should talk every day and some days she is too tired to talk and still calls for a second before she sleeps. If by chance I call, there is a different something in the voice, may be that day she gleefully says to that someone she prays before sleeping, that I had called her today. I don’t know! If you get a chance ask her, I am too embarrassed to.

           When I was a child, we used to have a comic rendition of the Ramayana called “Prabachana” (loosely translated as ‘sermon’ in English). Those times of cassettes and Walkman have long gone, and yet my mom still repeats her favourite dialogue, “Pua kuputra heipare, hele maa kebe kumata hueni” (“There can be bad sons, but a bad mother never exists”). Subjectively, I wouldn’t say I am bad, objectively I don’t know – but one thing I am sure of is, if I had someone who really could go against every convictions, belief, faith, bond and relation for someone quite undeserving, it would be my mom.

           So, hug her, kiss her, talk with her, irritate her, bore her or just be with her - One day, someday, don’t wait, just call her.

[genuineastrologer]

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Rahu symbolizes materialism and mischief. It may also stand for theft, bad habits, speculation, the underworld and so on. When Rahu enters the 3rd house, it may intensify the wrong aspects in the 3rd house as per Vedic astrology.  The natives of Rahu in the 3rd house can also become taboo-breakers or hold revolutionary ideas. These persons may even use their occult understanding to misuse legal loopholes.

The areas affected due to the Rahu in the 3rd House:

 Ambition

Career and profession

Relationship and bonding

Spirituality and higher learning

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Positive Traits/Impact:

The natives of Rahu in the 3rd house may want their message to be heard, whether in the cinematized, written, or broadcasted form.  They have a hunger to excel and become popular. They will prefer professional fields like publishing, literature, journalism, media, advertisement, interviews, translation, travel records, mediation and so on as per Rahu in the 3rd house career astrology. These natives can even fabricate fake stories and manipulate them in order to gain glory each time.

Negative Traits/Impact:

If Rahu gets afflicted, it may cause harsh speech, illegal cohabitation, pilgrimage, secluded life, evil thoughts, impediments, ill-health, obstacles, injuries in accidents, change of residence, worries due to children and financial losses, inability to lead an independent life and also suspicious nature.

Remedies:

Do regular chanting of Rahu Mantra “Om Brim Rahave Namaha “.

Feed birds daily once in a day

Do a customary read of Hanuman Chalisa daily

Avoid wearing white clothes

Wear a silver or copper chain around the neck

Drop coconut in flowing water or river

 The placement of the malefic Rahu in the 3rd house is not very smooth or easy coming together. While there are many better points in that 3rd house, they are getting eclipsed by the non-positive presence of Rahu. However, things can be made better if we keep in mind the astrological facts and act accordingly to it. Planetary positions symbolize the effect of accumulated karma. But for sure, we have the option and power to change all these.

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[famousplacesinindia]

Hanuman is probably the most remembered God in times of trouble. Whenever people are scared or are looking for strength they start chanting Hanuman Chalisa. But there is one place in India where people never take his name. In fact, if a resident of that place worships Lord Hanuman, he/she is thrown out of the society. That place is Dronagiri. Needless to say, the temples of this place do not have an idol of Hanuman in them. The reason for this dates back to the days of Ramayana. We all know when Lakshman was injured by the arrow of Meghnath, Hanuman was asked to get the Sanjeevani Buti to save Lakshman. This miraculous herb was only available in the mountains of Dronagiri. On reaching the Dronagiri Village, Hanuman asked an elderly lady about the herb and she pointed Hanuman towards the Dronagiri Parbat. When Hanuman flew to Dronagiri, he got confused on seeing so many herbs, so he picked the entire mountain and took it to Lanka to bring Lakshman back to life. Now the twist is that instead of worshipping any idol, the people of Dronagiri worshipped the mountain. And because Hanuman had taken the entire mountain with him, the people of Dronagiri did not like it. This is the reason that the people there do not worship Hanuman. In fact after Hanuman had taken the mountain, the old lady who helped Hanuman in identifying the mountain with Sanjeevani, was also outcast. Since then, worshipping Hanuman, or even hosting red flags in the village is prohibited. One needs to hike up to reach Dronagiri, but now a bridge has been built across the river, and a road is being constructed till Dronagiri Village. https://www.instagram.com/p/BuOHHYgHOZ9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pyhz4llly2a4

[dharmyaatra]

हनुमान चालीसा के बारे में कई रोचक तथ्य हैं जैसे कि इसकी एक चौपाई "जुग सहस्त्र योजन पर भानु" पृथ्वी से सूर्य की एक दम सटीक दूरी को दर्शाता है। ऐसे ही कुछ अन्य तथ्यों के बारें में जानिए।

[todaybharatnews]

via Today Bharat nbsp; The problem is not that the AAP is not anti-majoritarian or anti-BJP enough, but it is not opposing the BJP precisely in the way liberals and radicals want them to.AAP, Aam Aadmi Party, Arvind Kejriwal, aAP Hindutva, delhi elections, delhi assembly elections, aap win in delhi elections, ... AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal paid a visit to Hanuman temple and recited Hanuman Chalisa before the elections. My Facebook newsfeed is full of conditional cheers on the Aam Aadmi Partyrsquo;s victory over the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi: liberals and radicals clarify that they are happy the BJP has lost; but not happy that the Aam Aadmi has won, for the AAP is, they say, a soft-Hindutva party. Hindutva politics is the politicisation of a majority community created around symbols, united with an anti-minority agenda, and nurtured around perceived fears and insecurities. What has the AAP or its most visible and central icon, Arvind Kejriwal, done to fit this bill? Between 2014 and 2019, the AAP has done the usual things secular and progressive politicians are expected to do: visits to Dadri for Akhlaq and Hyderabad for Rohith Vemula, invite to Ghulam Ali to sing in Delhi when he was not allowed to conduct a concert in Mumbai, opposition to the Modi government against bigoted steps, support to Kanhaiya and Najeeb and so on. This so-called anarchist-activist of a politician has not been reported to have pitted any community against any other or come up with any that could support the politics of polarisation. Then there are these notions, repeated ad nauseum, but are, as a matter of fact, baseless: Kejriwal used to work with the RSS when the person who he used to work with was Mother Theresa. The AAP is an anti-reservation, anti-Dalit group is another idea manufactured in the social media: again, factually wrong. Kejriwal has categorically said he supports caste-based reservation. Delhi schools teach the Constitution and Ambedkar as a response to the Hindutvaisation of curriculum by the BJP. The most valid reason to call the AAP soft Hindutva is AAPrsquo;s silence on CAA and NRC? As for facts, it did: In the Rajyasabha, out on the street and in TV rooms. The AAP MLA from Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Shaheen Bagh MLA Amanatullah Khan were initially with the protesters and went off the scene later, as it went on to be framed as a movement without political affiliations. Atishi and Raghav Chadha were on national TV opposing the BJP government on CAA and NRC. Arvind Kejriwal also criticised the Bill as anti-poor, unnecessary, unfair and absolutely impractical in its arbitrariness. Had Kejriwal not supported Sisodia or Amanatullah Khan, he would have either distanced himself from them or not given them seats in the election. But neither of this happened clearly messaged on where the AAP and Kejriwal were. The lower class, lower caste, Muslim womenrsquo;s movement for actualising the promises of Constitution of India is far bigger than any party or any leader, after all. Then why wasnrsquo;t the Delhi elections fought on the CAA and NRC? Well, it actually was. But the issue was introduced into the election by the BJP as the central part of their campaign. The BJP wanted to fight the election on national subjects and the AAP wanted to fight it on local issues. Had Kejriwal, the central AAP figure, gone to Shaheen Bagh, it would have also ended up fighting the Delhi assembly elections exclusively on a national issue, abandoning the local frame ndash; a sure route for Kejriwal to make a Waterloo out of this election. Opinion | Mr Kejriwal, Delhi is done and dusted, shouldnrsquo;t you visit Shaheen Bagh now? Why doesnrsquo;t Kejriwal ever attack Hindutwa head-on, in their own terms? It depends on our ways of being anti-majoritarian. If anti-majoritarianism is an exercise in giving perfect sound-bite rebuttals, Kejriwal is woefully unappealing. But fascism or majoritarianism is peoplersquo;s consensual crowding around a single saviour when they feel scared and helpless. Theoreticians have pointed out how it is not people being cheated into supporting a fascist; but how they want one at a particular point in history. Giving people a sense of participation and belongingness against a politics in which they feel not participatory citizens of a Republic but the hypnotised, disconnected spectators of a huge spectacle of power, is, itself an anti-fascist project. So the AAP does have an efficient anti-majoritarian strategy. Social development action, a necessary supplement to social justice rhetoric abandons the agenda of majoritarianism while soft Hindutva follows it way behind, slowly but surely ndash; corrupt and tokenist. One disappointing and unacceptable step from Arvind Kejriwal was the immediate tweet supporting the abrogation of Article 370, where he hoped the abrogation ldquo;will bring peace and development in the staterdquo;, after which he has not said anything on the matter. The problem was not the abrogation itself, for, as this article which has ceased to be anything more than an emotional and symbolic issue for decades now, much can be said on both sides. But there could be nothing to be ambiguous in the dictatorial and clandestine way in which the abrogation was imposed on a people. As a person who introduced participatory democracy in popular Indian politics, it was only grammatical for Kejriwal to oppose the manner. Similarly, a champion of federalism himself, the relegation of a state to a Union Territory, couldnrsquo;t have been acceptable to Kejriwal. This is one place where he acted like a person scared of his constituency and shows one dangerous side of his variety of populism mdash; with a shift towards the right, mass, effective leaders will find it difficult to take certain kinds of positions. This is where systematisation of political values matter. As for Kejriwal going to the Mandir and singing Hanuman Chalisa when asked if he knew the Chalisa cannot be equated with a political procession chanting even ldquo;Ram Ramrdquo;, a routine salutation of North Indian Hindus, leave alone ldquo;Jai Sri Ramrdquo;ndash; a Hindutva modification on it. What Kejriwal did was a public performance of the personal, without socialising it as a mantra for his party or people. It is a change for Kejriwal also: he was championing the Nehruvian scientific legacy in his first term, and now his Hanuman seems to rhyme with Gandhirsquo;s Rama. As this is not an argument about liberalism but about secularism, both models should work. In short, the problem is not that the AAP is not anti-majoritarian or anti-BJP enough, but it is not opposing the BJP precisely in the way liberals and radicals want them to. It is important to take cognizance of this aspect, lest the purist narratives, cynical in their dogma, will end up causing the loss of allies in a collective, anti-majoritarian struggle. Why does the AAP look like the party that is not helped by its history, work, the social base of urban poor, youth and women and five yearsrsquo; progressive governance when it comes to being called soft-Hindutva? Why are they seen as culprits unless proved innocent? The AAP is the political formation of a new social class. Neither they themselves nor the commentators are clear about what trajectory the party will take in the future, precisely because the very social category, its basis, is still getting formed; the pendulum is still oscillating. In the class war between the new urban middle class with political Hinduism as the ideological cement and the urban poor with upper/middle caste volunteer leadership and pragmatic constitutional nationalism as its binding force, the liberal-radical commentators who largely belong to the feudal families and has a certain progressive, left vocabulary suddenly might be finding themselves in a vacuum- neither social experience nor vocabulary offers any solace of familiarity. It must understandably be scary and alienating to deal in political narratives that look like such an unknown territory of rank outsiders. One way to handle such incomprehensibility is to narrate it in available terms, translate the whole social phenomenon to known boxes and thus exhaust its possibilities in predictions- an exercise in political astrology. Not a bad idea in itself but it is good to be realistic and honest about what is being done.